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Michael Arndt(II)

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  • Producer
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Michael Arndt at an event for Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Michael Arndt was born on 11 November 1965 in Harris County, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).
BornNovember 11, 1965
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BornNovember 11, 1965
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 17 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Known for

    Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
    Little Miss Sunshine
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2006
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    7.5
    • Writer(as Michael deBruyn)
    • 2013
    Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
    Toy Story 3
    8.3
    • Writer
    • 2010

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    Writer

    • Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Josh Rivera, Tom Blyth, and Hunter Schafer in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
      The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2023
    • Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Arif S. Kinchen, David Menkin, Fred Tatasciore, James Arnold Taylor, Shelby Young, Helen Sadler, Sam Fink, and A.J. LoCascio in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022)
      Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
      8.4
      Video Game
      • original film screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Toy Story 3 in Real Life (2020)
      Toy Story 3 in Real Life
      8.4
      Video
      • original screenplay by
      • 2020
    • Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016)
      Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
      7.6
      Video Game
      • original film screenplay by (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
      Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
      7.8
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • additional story material by
      • 2015
    • Nick Nolte and Robert Redford in A Walk in the Woods (2015)
      A Walk in the Woods
      6.4
      • screenplay (as Rick Kerb)
      • 2015
    • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
      The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
      7.5
      • screenplay by (as Michael deBruyn)
      • 2013
    • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)
      Oblivion
      7.0
      • screenplay (as Michael deBruyn)
      • 2013
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
      Toy Story 3
      8.3
      • screenplay by
      • 2010
    • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
      Little Miss Sunshine
      7.8
      • written by
      • 2006

    Additional Crew

    • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
      Jurassic World: Dominion
      5.6
      • special consultant
      • 2022
    • La Noria (2018)
      La Noria
      7.4
      Short
      • consultant (as Michael Ardnt)
      • 2018
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Brad Bird, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Wise, Sarah Vowell, Eli Fucile, Mina Sundwall, Clarke Wolfe, Gillian Flynn, and Huck Milner in Incredibles 2 (2018)
      Incredibles 2
      7.5
      • story consultant
      • 2018
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • additional story material
      • 2015
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
      Toy Story 3
      8.3
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2010
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • senior creative team: Pixar
      • 2008
    • Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)
      Inspector Gadget
      4.2
      • assistant: Mr. Broderick
      • 1999
    • Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan, Kelly Preston, and Tchéky Karyo in Addicted to Love (1997)
      Addicted to Love
      6.1
      • assistant: Mr. Broderick
      • 1997

    Producer

    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
      Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
      7.8
      • associate producer
      • 2015
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Ardnt
    • Born
      • November 11, 1965
      • Harris County, Texas, USA
    • Relatives
      • David Arndt(Sibling)

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      Had to quit his job as assistant to Matthew Broderick in order to write his Oscar-winning screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
    • Quotes
      My thing is that most scripts aren't bad scripts, they're just not finished yet.

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